News
5 October 2009
VATICAN - Pope, at Angelus, recalls that Synod is not “a matter of a study group, nor a programmatic assembly,” as “we all know that we are not the protagonists: it is the Lord, his Holy Spirit, who guides the Church.” Appeals for victims of natural disasters and for Guinea.
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Synods always constitute an intense ecclesial experience, an experience of pastoral collegial responsibility...It is important to emphasize that it is not a matter of a study group, nor a p ...
5 October 2009
ASIA/TAIWAN - Catechists prepare to accompany non-Christian participants in the closing celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Evangelization of Taiwan. Cardinal Tomko, Special Envoy of the Holy Father
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – It was recently officially announced that the Holy Father Benedict XVI will send Cardinal Jozef Tomko, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, as his Special En ...
5 October 2009
AMERICA/PERU - Missionary Day in the Diocese of Callao, with “Operacion Contacto”
Callao (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, October 4, the Diocese of Callao held a Missionary Day to preach the Gospel in the most populous areas of Puerto Chalaco (Peru), such as Ciudad del Pescador. Over 500 lay faithful pa ...
5 October 2009
AMERICA/CHILE - Transcription of New Testament and Psalms, for the “Gospel of Chile,” an initiative of the Bishops in the Continental Mission
Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – Beginning Sunday, September 27, for 4 weeks the Church in Chile is working on the transcription of the New Testament and the Psalms, as part of the project “The Gospel for Chile. ...
5 October 2009
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “The Year for Priests, an opportunity to grow in our understanding of and appreciation for the ministerial priesthood”: Symposium sponsored by Catholic University of America
Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) - In celebration of Pope Benedict XVI's call for the "Year for Priests," Catholic University of America (CUA) will host a symposium on Oct. 6 and 7, 2009, that will explore the mystery of t ...
5 October 2009
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Year for Priests brings prayer and encouragement for the clergy on the islands
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) – The Year for Priests is an occasion for reaffirmation in one's own vocation and renewal in the mission. This was the underlying theme that marked the encounter held for clergy on the Solomon I ...
5 October 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - Priest and seminarian kidnapped in eastern Congo released; Fides source says “the Church is an inconvenient testimony of the crimes in Kivu”
Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) – The priest and seminarian who were kidnapped the night of October 2-3 by an armed band of men who attacked a parish in Ciherano (in Walungo, southern Bukavu, in South Kivu, DRC) have been freed ...
5 October 2009
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Formation workshop for mass media instructors, sponsored by the Bishops' Conference
Lagos (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Nigeria are making increasing efforts to ensure that the study of communications forms an integral part of the formation of future priests and religious in the country. Thus, the ...
5 October 2009
ASIA/NEPAL - Caritas Nepal celebrates 20th anniversary
Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – Twenty years after its foundation in 1989, Caritas Nepal has extended its work for the poor and marginalized. As local Church sources tell Fides, in celebrating its 20th anniversary, Caritas ...
5 October 2009
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A Camillian tells Fides his testimony: “We thank God that we are still alive, but we are in urgent need of everything.”
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - “We thank God that we are still alive, but we are in urgent need of everything: food, medicine, cooking utensils, eating utensils, mattresses, blankets, and construction materials to rebuild ho ...
2 October 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI bids farewell to Castel Gandolfo, recalling the example of Saint Therese of Lisieux: “Her testimony shows that only the word of God, received and understood in its concrete demands, becomes a source of renewed life.”
Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - “Today the Church remembers St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Carmelite of the Lisieux convent. Her testimony shows that only the word of God, received and understood in its concrete d ...
2 October 2009
VATICAN - AVE MARIA: Mgr Luciano Alimandi - Angels, messengers of happiness
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The great doctor of the Church, abbot Saint Bernard, urges us to show affection for the Angels and to trust these heavenly spirits given to us by God to accompany and protect us on our jour ...
2 October 2009
EUROPE/SPAIN - Year for Priests, 50th anniversary of “Manos Unidas,” economic crisis, abortion, and education, at the heart of session for Permanent Committee of Spanish Bishops' Conference, as they express support to Bishops of Honduras
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – From September 29 – October 1, the Permanent Committee of the Spanish Bishops' Conference has been holding its traditional meeting. Among the themes discussed were the Year for Priests, the e ...
2 October 2009
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - “National Healing and Reconciliation”: Pastoral Letter of the Bishops on the evils of the nation and its path to healing
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - “We are all guilty, for those who have been victims at one time have been aggressors at another and many more have done nothing in the face of atrocities perpetrated before their eyes. Today, w ...
2 October 2009
AFRICA - On the eve of the Synod for Africa, African Bishops highlight Church's effort for peace and reconciliation on the continent
Accra (Agenzia Fides) – Evangelization, peace, and reconciliation are at the heart of the document of presentation of the Instrumentum Laboris of the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, publishe ...
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